Dasgupta Review: Government vows to pursue 'nature positive' future in wake of landmark report

Cecilia Keating
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But campaigners warn government response is nowhere near ambitious enough to deliver step changes needed to prevent destruction of nature that sustains human life and the economy

The government has published its official response to Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity, confirming it will now require all national significant infrastructure projects in England to deliver...

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